Oleg O.

Angling Lines is a UK-based, family-owned platform connecting anglers with carp fishing locations in France through a custom-built booking system similar to Airbnb.

• Took full ownership of a custom Laravel-based platform, acting as the sole developer responsible for backend and frontend delivery.

• Led continuous platform upgrades, including migration from Laravel 7 toward newer Laravel versions to improve security, performance, and maintainability.

• Refactored core API architecture by replacing the outdated tobscure/json-api library, rewriting key API controllers and serializers to modernize data handling.

• Designed and maintained RESTful APIs serving a React.js frontend, ensuring stable communication between client and server.

• Contributed to frontend development in React.js when needed, supporting UI improvements and feature delivery.

• Collaborated directly with business stakeholders via Trello and weekly planning meetings, translating business needs into technical solutions.

• Ensured long-term platform stability for a production system used by customers across the UK and EU.

• Facilitated the seamless deposit and withdrawal processes for crypto and fiat currencies.
• Implemented functionalities for fiat exchange, crypto-swap, and user verification flow.
• Integrated an Exchange rates API to provide up-to-date and accurate currency exchange rates.

• Deposit and withdrawal of crypto and fiat currencies.
• Fiat exchange, crypto-swap, and user verification flow.
• Exchange rates API.

• Single-handedly designed the complete backend architecture and managed DevOps for the social app, Futurest.
• Undertook all backend and DevOps responsibilities independently, including tasks such as implementing chat functionality, managing events, handling push notifications, and more.

• Full back-end architecture and DevOps for the social app - Futurest.
• In two words - this is Instagram for events.
• All backend and DevOps tasks I handled solo - chats, events, push notifications, and much more.

• Developed an ecosystem for the sale of crypto tokens, including a backend (BE) API for crypto-acquiring.
• Created a Payment Links application similar to Stripe, specifically designed for crypto transactions.
• Implemented the functionality to sell certificates for crypto tokens.

• Successfully delivered high-loaded eCommerce projects.
• Developed Storefront-x, an advanced eCommerce platform that enables the creation of high-performing Progressive Web Applications (PWAs) with server-side rendering. This platform ensures unparalleled customer experience and optimized search engine optimization (SEO).

• Web-monitor Laravel project (URL checking and alerts if the site goes up or down)
• “Purchase Flow” and “Customer Management” products for the Viaplay project
• Unitedbloggers project and Fokis.se WordPress website Sport1 project

• The ittour system
• The sync of the work section (has no API) system and redmine (API);
• Some work on support of ittour clients.
• First experience with high-load.

• Project management for a lot of casual projects.

• PHP / MySQL / jQuery / Smarty developer, Zend Framework developer, DB designer

• Any-key sys-admin role

• General web dev in a wide range of projects